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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
15
George Stirnweiss and other stars highlight a pennant race update as the American League tightens standings. Yankees, Indians, and White Sox actions mix with draft age notes and early season results across major games.
Norma Yeanger of Columbus stayed with her mother Mrs. Flora Yeanger and daughter Jannette. The Harrison family from Gallipolis visited Jim and Danner families. many others from Gallipolis Ironton Middleport Akron Tallahassee and Waterford spent weekends with local residents. The Roush and Ward households hosted relatives and friends over the weekend.
Straitsville notes list community events and visits including the Bob Stubbs coupe found by the FBI near Carroll, Easter weekend guests from Lancaster Akron Columbus and Dayton, local residents visiting Great Lakes naval trainees, moving residents, and a Friday senior class play Calm Yourself directed by Miss Rodenbech. Easter services filled the Methodist Church.
Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgh 3-1 as Elmer Riddle wins in relief of Joe Beggs. Mueller drives in two runs with a two base hit in the fourth inning after a sequence of hits. George Brett Barrett Frey DiMaggio and Geary contribute for Pittsburgh in a tight game. Attendance 2121. The All Girl Choir performs with Thea White and Irene Irwin directing.
A Philadelphia story hints Bill Cox seeks fresh investment for the Phillies. Pirates topple Cubs marking a five season first ahead of Lon Warneke. Names like Podgajny and Murtaugh appear in a line of tough major league spellings. Georgia is the only SEC school to add freshman football in spring. Giants add Lombardi to a veteran coaching staff. Akron's Joseph Eastman is urged to declare Count Fleet Derby winner.
The verse notes Connie Ryan’s ungrateful swing for a home run after the Giants traded him to bolster their attack. Mel Ott laments what else Ryan might do as two coaches, Lieut Wes Schulmerich and Lieut Joe Gavenonis, watch baseball options. More than 70 turned out for the Seahawk varsity and 75 at Fort Sheridan.
Six Ohio University football games for next fall are announced by Athletic Director Don C. Peden with negotiations for at least two more ongoing. A home-and-home with Xavier will have Athens Oct. 9 and Cincinnati Nov. 25, replacing the Dayton Turkey game. Also set are Oct. 16 Morris-Harvey in Athens, Oct. 23 Cincinnati in Athens, Oct. 30 Miami in Athens, and Nov. 6 at Ohio Wesleyan.
Manuel Ortiz retained the world bantamweight title by KOing Lupe Cardoza in 1:07 of the sixth round in Fort Worth Texas. Both boxers weighed 118 pounds. Ortiz started strong from the opening bell as the crowd of about 3,000 watched Cardoza unable to rise after the knockdown.
Analysts predict future aircraft design will enclose engines inside the wings to cut air resistance and improve efficiency. Experts contend advances in aerodynamics and materials will make in-wing propulsion feasible across military and civilian aircraft.
Chicago April reports quote Lou Boudreau calm about Indians early lack of hits. Cleveland has won five of seven, sits second in the AL, while his pitching staff led by Bagby Harder Kennedy Smith Dean Milnar shines.
The desert dwelling sand grouse soaks water into its feathers and carries the stored supply to its young. Nestlings drink directly from the feather reservoirs, a unique adaptation for arid habitats.
SID FEDER reports in Louisville that race chatter likens Count Fleet to the Yankees as Derby week builds. The horse’s 2.07 workout and a strong last summer win over Gold Shower raise confidence, while rivals acknowledge Count Fleet’s dominance with nine or ten entrants vying for a $75,000 Derby purse Saturday.
The American Association opens its 1949 schedule with eight teams from 42 years of league play. Opening games feature Louisville at Columbus and Indianapolis at Toledo tonight, followed by Kansas City at St. Paul and Milwaukee at Minneapolis.
The Plains High School baseball team defeated Chauncey 12 to 3 at Chauncey. Plains pitcher Billy Tinkham allowed six hits and struck out six. Herdman led Chauncey with three hits in three at bats. Plains’s Morgan Batchelder Shafer and Tinkham each had two hits. This was Plains fourth win of the season as they plan to travel to Athens to face the Bulldogs.
Between 1929 and 1931 Death Valley California endured 401 days without measurable precipitation. The region held the world heat record from 1913 to 1922 at 134 degrees. Cotton provides more clothing and cloth for humanity than all other textiles combined.
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